Unit3 Wariming up and Reading英文学习课件.ppt

a. We were transported into the future by a comfortable time capsule. b. I arrived at Wang Ping’s home and everything in his house made me surprised. c. I won a travel to the year AD 3008. d. I have my first try to master a hovering carriage. ca d - b Read the text quickly, then put the following sentences into the correct order: Reading 1.In the year AD 3008,the air in private houses was poor quality. 2.Hovering carriages were a fast means of transport , and people could fly in them in every direction. 3.Li Qiang arrived in a busy town where he got lost. 4.This text is an introduction both to the more advanced forms of transport in AD 3008 but also to the advantages and problems of life in the future. F T T T Go through the first two paragraphs quickly, then answer the following questions on page 19: Why did Li Qiang go into the future? How did he feel when he left his own time? Li Qiang went into the future because he had won a prize that gave him a tour. He felt rather anxious when he left his own time but soon got it over. The first thing he noticed was the poor quality of the air and it gave him a headache. How did he get to the year 3008? What did he notice first when he arrived in AD 3008? He went by time capsule. What else did he find that was different? He found several things that were different: a mask to give him enough oxygen A hovering carriage Having a “time lag” experience A strange – looking house that belonged to Wang Ping’s parents Trees that acted as walls and provided oxygen for the room tables, chairs and a bed that were stored under the floor Do you think Li Qiang is impressed by what he finds in the future? Why or why not? What improvements do you think there will be to your home city or homevillage one thousand years in the future? What problems might there be?What ideas do you think were believable in this story? Why? Which ideas do you think are too unrealistic? Why? Think about this questions Read the passage again, discuss which